The 36-year-old, real name Rachael Gunn, became\u00a0one of the biggest talking points at the 2024 Olympics\u00a0<\/a>for all the wrong reasons.<\/p>\n The showpiece marked the debut of ‘breaking’ – a breakdancing event which was already taken off the agenda for the next Olympics in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n Raygun was the representative for Australia and qualified after\u00a0winning the 2023 Oceania Breaking Championships<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, she failed to register a point in any of her heats, having\u00a0scored a zero from the judges<\/a>\u00a0for every single one of her performances.<\/p>\n Her unique routine which included moves such as hopping like a kangaroo, sprinkling and doing an impression of a snake on the floor, led to widespread negative comments and abuse online.<\/p>\n The mocking got to Gunn, a lecturer at Macquarie University, and\u00a0she said she was left “pretty devastated”<\/a>\u00a0as she called for people to “stop harassing” members of her family and friends.<\/p>\n Raygun received plenty of backlash for her showing at the 2024 Olympics. Image: Getty<\/cite><\/div>\n The vitriol, which included a petition which called for her to apologise, took its toll on Gunn’s mental health and she opened up about struggles with anxiety before and after the Olympics and “barely” leaving the house off the back of the scolding she was subjected to.<\/p>\n Feeling \u201cparalysed\u201d and \u201cpanicky\u201d if her husband Sammy Free was not with her, Gunn was unable to find it within her to practice on the street as she used to but is slowly building up her confidence again.<\/p>\n \u201cI used to practise on the street four nights a week, I still haven\u2019t got the confidence to do that but I am able to break at home with Sammy and a friend and build from there,\u201d she said in an open chat with the\u00a0Herald Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cNow I\u2019m actually starting to enjoy it again and it\u2019s nice to be able to dance with no pressure and work on some moves.\u201d<\/p>\n Gunn also admitted to having “a good cry probably every couple of weeks” and still has “bad days” – though she has found that knitting, a social media cleanse and appointments with a psychologist has helped her.<\/p>\n![\"Raygun](\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&quality=70&width=3840&fit=contain&gravity=auto&url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blta90d05ad41a54a71\/blte8740e74da062c25\/683835b47c648b7e73cebc57\/GettyImages-2165591537.jpg\")
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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRaygun has had to change previous routine after Olympics backlash<\/h2>\n